Wherein you claim to want others to have so much freedom and choice that you force it upon them at the point of a rifle or tank barrel whether they want it or not. Thus also ensuring that their "choices" are the same as yours (you wouldn't want any pesky surprise outcomes after all).
We liberated the country and through radical democracy we installed a new (temporary) government that at least some of the population have heard of and at least some even voted for.
Radical democracy, for when you don't like the outcomes of traditional democracy.
Radical democracy, for when you don't like the outcomes of traditional democracy.
by Anthony Sheppard August 11, 2006
v. to goldilocks: to try out multiple options or variations, often without paying for any or all of them, until one finds one that is "just right"
She goldilocksed her way around the theater until she found a seat she liked.
He was so, like, goldilocksing through the pants rack and now I have to fold them all.
I've never been here before, so I'll just goldilocks until I find a sweet spot.
After all of the goldilocksing of tracks, he found his favorite song and acquired quite an eclection of music.
He was so, like, goldilocksing through the pants rack and now I have to fold them all.
I've never been here before, so I'll just goldilocks until I find a sweet spot.
After all of the goldilocksing of tracks, he found his favorite song and acquired quite an eclection of music.
by Anthony Sheppard June 24, 2005
a biblical reference in a sci-fi or superhero movie is a shallegory
"Oh man, Apocalypto is, like, totally shallegorical"
"Oh man, Apocalypto is, like, totally shallegorical"
by Anthony Sheppard December 11, 2006
news reporting in a style that mimics entertainment (or sometimes sports) reporting - often involving flashy graphics, individual theme music for particular stories/topics, and a general eagerness that makes the cynic within all of us suspect that news directors secretly yearn for disasters on a grand scale* - also, news stories that are heralded by promotional soundbites earlier in a day/evening's programming that could have been quite informative but instead are frustratingly lacking in information and designed not to inform on the topic at hand but merely to tease in regard to the upcoming broadcast and, presumably, increase viewership
*this is now so prevalent that it is routinely spoofed on fake news shows and segments and the joke is quite obvious
*this is now so prevalent that it is routinely spoofed on fake news shows and segments and the joke is quite obvious
story taglines, using election coverage as an example:
real - "Decision 2000"
spoof - "Indecision 2000"
promotional messages such as "this regular household substance could be killing you and your children - is it in your kitchen? - more at 11pm"
real - "Decision 2000"
spoof - "Indecision 2000"
promotional messages such as "this regular household substance could be killing you and your children - is it in your kitchen? - more at 11pm"
by Anthony Sheppard June 03, 2005
telling somebody to fix the electrical socket by sticking a fork in it is badvice
not to be confused with madvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically insane or sadvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically depressed
not to be confused with madvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically insane or sadvice, which causes you to suspect the giver is clinically depressed
by Anthony Sheppard August 16, 2008
n. short Japanese poetry set to music or read with a musical accompaniment.
Also: haiku-ca-choo (or without hyphens).
Also: haiku-ca-choo (or without hyphens).
I thought it was just a regular poetry reading, but it turned out to be some of the most foot-tapping haiku-ka-choo!
by Anthony Sheppard November 07, 2010
v. to trim one's genital area (prune + pube)
n. someone who objects to clothing that reveals hair in the genital area (prude + pube)
n. someone who objects to clothing that reveals hair in the genital area (prude + pube)
v. I walked into the bathroom and he was prubing his bush!
n. I would have worn my jeans lower, but my grandmother is a real prube - lol4realz.
n. I would have worn my jeans lower, but my grandmother is a real prube - lol4realz.
by Anthony Sheppard November 07, 2010